That said, I feel a little much safer with this little chick with me. I don’t think I can move anywhere with this sprained foot of mine.
“Hey,came…what’s your name?”
“Pii?”
“Ehehehe! I think I’ll just give you one if you don’t have.”
“Pii!”
“Hmm…”
Red colored feather like a fire and beautiful scarlet eyes…
I need to think this through…
“Hmm…”
“Pii?”
“How about…Emby?”
“Pii?”
“It came from the word Ember but, that might be too unattractive for a name so…Emby!”
“Pii!”
“Oh? You like it?! I’m happy!”
“Pii! Pii!”
Emby leaps into my chest and begin rubbing itself to me. I’m at least not alone because this spirit, Emby, keeps me company. Although, I don’t know where Emby came from and I am aware that a materialize spirit like Emby is rare because they are powerful.
I cuddle the little chick into my arms and remain sitting in the place. With Emby by my side, I feel less lonely but, I wonder what will happen to me.
I’m certain that when Casablanca wakes up, she will find me, but I don’t want to make her worry like that and I don’t want to cause so much trouble.
I need to carry on myself but with limited vision of my surrounding, I guess that is impossible.
“I wish it’s much brighter…”
“Pii!”
“Eh?”
As I said that, Emby responded and begins glowing brighter than before. My eyes were blinded for a while and Emby got off from my chest.
When my eyes finally adjusted to the light from Emby, I slowly look around me while being in shock. The reason is the whole place was filled with light coming from Emby.
The light is warm and so bright but it feels good and gentle.
“Amazing Emby! You’re so amazing!”
“Pii! Pii!”
I stoke Emby’s head as I praise it.
Emby puffs out its chest with pride as I rain it with praises. It’s really incredible that it can emit such light.
Due to the light stretching around the whole place, it gave me a clear sighting of the place that I fell in. Come to think of it, this is the second time a fell in a hole. The first was with everyone where we almost landed on magma.
Thinking about it, am I quite lucky not to end up frying myself in another pit of magma?
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I look at the surrounding that was well lit by Emby’s light.
Behind is a wall of rock so I guess I won’t be going here. Above me is the hole where I fell in and as I stare at it, it’s really dark and I can’t see the end of the hole.
My only choice is forward, the path in front of me.
“Emby, come here.”
“Pii!”
Emby leaps to my chest and I immediately catch it. I stand up and leans my right hand at the wall so I won’t fall over and to reduce the weight that torments my sprained foot.
I start walking slowly as I drag one foot and hold Emby in my chest.
.
.
.
I wonder how long I am walking in this place.
Whenever I will feel lonely again or I am getting sleepy, Emby will peck me softly or would cuddle to my cheeks. I’m really grateful for Emby as it did everything it can do to uplift my spirit and support me.
But maybe…, I should have just waited from the place I fell in?
Isn’t that wiser?
Geez… I am so stupid.
Should I turn back?
“Pii!!!”
“Eh? What?”
“Piiii!”
As I ask that, Emby suddenly leaps off from my chest and pulls me towards the direction I came from by biting at my shoes. Emby desperately pulls it like it wants me to hurry and turn around.
Did Emby know what was I thinking?
CLINK
A sound of metal clanking suddenly entered my ears.
It came from the direction I was supposed to go to. Emby’s pull becomes more desperate but the sound that I heard got me curious…
I turn around to the place and…
Came from the shadows where Emby’s light ends…
A huge figure wearing full plate armor came to sight. It’s holding a javelin in its right hand and as soon as it saw me, the armor start blazing and fire came gushing within it.
Together with the fire that it exudes came dark aura that sent shivers to my spine.
What is this…?
“Piii!”
“A….An Archdevil….?!”
How?
How did a devil come to this place?!
Asagao and Ichirou warned us about them as they are much stronger than an average devil because it has arcana magic.
Lies…!
What is it doing here?!
“PIII!
“Emby!”
I quickly turn me heels towards the opposite direction and run.
I run while dragging my sprained foot or even desperately use it to push myself harder so I would take more distance from it. Emby keeps running at my pace while lending its light to me so I can see where I am stepping on.
Hurry… myself… I don’t want to die here…
The archdevil walks leisurely but with its enormous size that easily reaches three meters, its slow strides were able to keep up with my desperate escape.
Also, the flame that it produces from its body raises the temperature of the surrounding and the heat drains too much of my stamina.
“Pii!”
“I know… Emby, please…run away by yourself…”
“Pii!!”
“I don’t think I can last long…”
“Pii! Pii! Pii!”
My pace slowly dies down and my body began to feel weak.
THUD
I fall into the place. I can’t get up anymore and all I can do is sit in the place and wait for my fate at the hand of this devil.
“Pii!”
“Emby, run away!”
Emby rushes to my side as I fell down. My body can’t contain its fear and I start quivering from the sight of the enormous enemy.
I also peed myself as I felt the encroachment of fear to my body.
The archdevil raises its burning javelin towards me and readies itself to pierce me.
Tears roll down to my cheeks as I felt the impending doom.
Death means I can no longer see Casablanca. I can no longer see Mama and I can no longer venture with my newly found companions.
Asagao’s strong and brave visage come across my mind and remembers how she desperately fought an archdevil by herself back then she saved us.
She did her best in saving us… even though she got beaten up so badly. Because of that, whenever she fights or she does something really brave that I myself cannot muster up, I see her shining and brightly sparkling.
Why do my heart aches whenever I see Asagao getting close to Casablanca…?
Maybe because Casablanca admires Asagao because she is strong and I can’t help not to admire her but in the process, I feel like she is drifting away from me.
Seeing how Asagao do her best dissolves all the reason for me to be this timid…
………
I…I want Casablanca to look at me in a way of how she looks at Asagao…
That is so greedy of me!
I…
I want to shine brightly too. I want to outshine Asagao and I want Casablanca’s attention to only span to me!
It’s a bad heartfelt wish but that is what my heart really dictates!
Will it change anything?
“I want to change!”
ZWIP
The javelin penetrates my body and the archdevil immediately pulled it out. Blood gushes from my chest and my body falls to the ground lifelessly.
Blood filled the ground as I lay down in the place while Emby keeps cuddling to my face.
“Pii!”
“I’m sorry…Emby…”
“Pii!”
“But…”
“Pii?”
“Will you lend me…you strength…to this…greedy girl?”
“PIII!!!”
To hopelessly fascinates each and every living being.
It holds so much pride that it held itself above anyone else.
But its presence doesn’t mean destruction but whilst, it gives life.
From my presence, I outshine and make the stars and moon disappear.
I shine brightly as a proof of my existence.
Blessing of the Sun!
I hold out my hand towards Emby and cube object materializes. Emby swallowed the cube and power resonated from both of us.
Realizing my own desires, I feel like I’ve freed myself from a shackle.
The place becomes brighter than ever as something floats behind me. So much power that I didn’t know where it came from suddenly envelopes me and pillar of light spilled from my body.
But I still can’t muster up any strength as the gaping hole in my chest continues to spill my blood.
At that very moment, I saw Emby transcends its growth and becomes larger and larger that it outgrows the archdevil by several times.
Emby becomes a fiery and blazing bird…
I should have realized it in the first place…
Emby is the legendary bird phoenix and it materializes itself when it felt that I am lonely. I… really like Emby.
Emby suddenly opens its mouth and swallowed me.
It then curled up in a ball while I am inside it and…
Emby and I became a sun.